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Subclinical generation of acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus with mutation of homopolymeric guanosine strings during acyclovir therapy.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Jun 2016
Daikoku Tohru, Tannai Hidenori, Honda Mariko, Onoe Tomohiko, Matsuo Koma, Onoye Yasuhiko, Nishizawa Mika, Kawana Takashi, Okuda Tomoko, Hasegawa Tomomi, Shiraki Kimiyasu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Suppressive therapy in patients with genital herpes has been used in Japan since 2006. Susceptibility and resistance of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 to acyclovir were examined in genital isolates from patients receiving suppressive therapy and compared with those from those naïve to acyclovir and receiving episodic treatment with acyclovir. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of...
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